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Murexide

ACS reagent

Synonym(s):

5,5′-Nitrilodibarbituric acid monoammonium salt, Ammonium purpurate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H8N6O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
284.19
Colour Index Number:
56085
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3831445
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

form

powder

technique(s)

titration: suitable

mp

>300 °C (lit.)

λmax

525 nm

suitability

passes test for complexometric indicator

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

N.OC1=C(\N=C2\C(=O)NC(=O)NC2=O)C(=O)NC(=O)N1

InChI

1S/C8H5N5O6.H3N/c14-3-1(4(15)11-7(18)10-3)9-2-5(16)12-8(19)13-6(2)17;/h(H2,10,11,14,15,18)(H3,12,13,16,17,19);1H3

InChI key

LJYRLGOJYKPILZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Murexide is the ammonium salt of purpuric acid that appears as a slightly reddish-purple powder and is soluble in water. It is mainly used as an indicator for complexometric titrations to measure water hardness and as a colorant/pigment in the dye industry.

Application

Murexide is used for the histochemical staining of calcium in the skeleton. It is suitable for staining the hemijaws for dental caries scoring.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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F D Coffman et al.
Biochemistry, 27(16), 6179-6187 (1988-08-09)
An insulin hexamer containing one B10-bound Co(III) ion and one unoccupied B10 site has been synthesized. The properties of the monosubstituted hexamer show that occupancy of only one B10 site by Co3+ is sufficient to stabilize the hexameric form under
M Ghaedi et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 83(1), 46-51 (2011-09-10)
In the first, Cadmium selenide Nanoparticle loaded on activated carbon (CdSe-NP-AC) has been synthesized and characterized by different techniques including XRD and SEM. Then, this new adsorbent successfully has been applied for the removal of muroxide (MO) from aqueous solution
Muberra Andac et al.
Journal of fluorescence, 17(4), 401-405 (2007-04-26)
A highly sensitive flow-injection spectrofluorimetric method is presented for the rapid and simple determination of Hg (II) in environmental and pharmaceutical samples. Murexide (ammonium purpurate) was used as the fluorescence reagent in the carrier stream. An emission peak of murexide
P C Pape et al.
The Journal of general physiology, 102(2), 295-332 (1993-08-01)
Cut fibers (striation spacing, 3.6-4.2 microns) were mounted in a double Vaseline-gap chamber and studied at 14-15 degrees C. One or both of the Ca indicators fura-2 and purpurate-3,3' diacetic acid (PDAA) were introduced into the optical recording site by
Indalecio A Peñacoba et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 352(2), 465-469 (2010-10-01)
The decomposition reaction of the purple dye murexide in acidic media is used as a probe indicator for protons in nonionic microemulsions. The reaction kinetics primarily rely on the proton concentration and permit assessment of the proton activity in the

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